Dec 21 Watch 6:50 In Liberia, crafting school uniforms -- and social consciousness By PBS News Hour Chid Liberty grew up in the U.S. as the son of a Liberian diplomat. After working in Silicon Valley, he returned to his family's country of origin with a plan to open a garment factory. When that business was devastated… Continue watching
Dec 21 UK soccer pedophilia scandal widens to 429 victims By Joshua Barajas More potential victims have reported past cases of sexual abuse from the U.K. soccer world. Survivors were invited to come forward by an ex-professional player who told a British newspaper recently that a youth coach abused him as a child. Continue reading
Dec 21 Mexican fireworks town has a history of explosions By News Desk An explosion that set off a chain reaction in a fireworks market in Mexico on Tuesday destroyed surrounding homes and killed at least 33 people. Authorities feared the toll could climb as 12 people were still deemed missing. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 7:59 Kellyanne Conway: Russian interference claims are 'pure politics' By PBS News Hour Kellyanne Conway, senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the conclusion by the U.S. intelligence community that Russia tried to influence the election, the president-elect’s tweets in the wake of violence in Germany and Turkey, relations… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 52:44 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 20, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, the Islamic State claims responsibility for a Berlin truck attack that killed 12 people. Also: An update from Donald Trump's senior advisor, President Obama's final push to transfer Guantanamo prisoners, women scramble for contraceptives before the… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 7:23 Is Berlin truck attack a turning point for Germany? By PBS News Hour Berlin’s normally bustling Christmas market was quiet Tuesday, as investigators searched for clues into a truck attack that killed a dozen people and injured 50. A suspect who was detained after the attack was released due to insufficient evidence, and… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 4:53 News Wrap: Turkish police detain seven over Russian ambassador assassination By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Turkish police detained seven people in connection to the assassination of Russia’s ambassador, Andrei Karlov, who was shot dead Tuesday at an art gallery. Also, in Syria, buses evacuated more people from east Aleppo, as… Continue watching
Dec 20 Obama bans future oil, gas leasing in areas of Arctic and Atlantic oceans By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The move helps put some finishing touches on Obama's environmental legacy while also testing President-elect Donald Trump's promise to unleash the nation's untapped energy reserves. Continue reading
Dec 20 China returns U.S. underwater drone seized in South China Sea By Gillian Wong, Associated Press China handed back to the United States an underwater drone it had seized last week in an incident that raised tensions in a relationship that has been tested by President-elect Donald Trump's signals of a tougher policy toward Beijing. Continue reading
Dec 20 Trump blames 'Islamic terrorists' for attacks in Turkey and Germany By Darlene Superville, Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. — Jumping ahead of investigators, President-elect Donald Trump is blaming Islamic terrorists for deadly violence in Turkey and Germany and vowing anew to eradicate their regional and global networks. Authorities in both countries were still investigating Monday… Continue reading